Veteran-Owned Businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is dedicated to honoring the veterans that served in our country’s military and recognize the vast business potential they represent.  In fact, SBA 504 Loans were specifically designed to help veteran-owned businesses...

Helping Your Rural Business Grow with SBA 504

  If you’re a rural business, you should be aware of an SBA loan program created specifically to help you grow and expand.  The SBA 504 Loan Program, an economic development tool designed to help rural businesses, provides long-term, fixed-rate financing to...

SBA 504 Loan Volume is Up in 2020

Access to capital is consistently one of the top challenges entrepreneurs and small businesses encounter, making the SBA 504 Loan Program a vital resource to economic growth and job creation.  We’re happy to report SBA 504 Loan Volume is up 15% so far in Fiscal Year...

2020 Small Business Profiles

The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, today released the Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories. Each year, Advocacy’s economic research team gathers the most recent government economic data to...

Helping Small Businesses Recover

We are a couple of months into this COVID journey and, for some, the closures will continue for at least a bit longer. It seems like we’ve lived a lifetime during this relatively short period of time though. Major disaster assistance initiatives have been...

How to Impress a Lender

One of the most commonly asked questions we hear from small business owners is, “How can I get financing for my small business?” Approach the financing process the same as you would approach dating.  There are things you can do that improve your chances of success. ...